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RAMALLAH, West Bank — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
discussed reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks yesterday, but neither side offered details on
whether, how or when that might happen.

Kerry, who spoke one-on-one with Abbas for about an hour, is on his third trip to the Mideast in
three weeks.

A senior U.S. official described yesterday’s talks, which took place after a week marked by
clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli security forces in the West Bank, as a constructive
meeting, but the official said little about substance.

While focusing on economic issues, the wider talks included a discussion of “how to create a
positive climate” for peace talks, said a senior U.S. official.

The West Bank clashes raised fears that a new Palestinian uprising, or intifada, might be
brewing.

In another sign of the tensions, rockets have been fired out of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in
the past week, while Israeli warplanes carried out their first strike on the territory since
November.

A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip after sundown yesterday, as Israel began its annual
national remembrance of the Nazi Holocaust. The rocket struck southern Israel, causing no damage or
injuries, an Israeli police spokesman said.

Officials said strategic infrastructure appeared to have largely repelled the attacks.

Hundreds of websites have been attacked, and more than a dozen government sites have been
temporarily disabled since the attack began.

The attack by hackers affiliated with the hacker group Anonymous was announced in advance and
described by its organizers as an act of solidarity with Palestinians in retaliation for Israel’s
treatment of them and for Israeli settlements and what is perceived as disrespect for international
law.